Historic Hotels of America is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation that was founded in 1989 with 32 charter members; the program identifies hotels in the United States that have maintained authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity from their respective time periods.
As of 2025, the program includes 288 hotels in 44 of the 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C..[2]
Membership
To be included in the program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old, designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places;[3] and recognized as having historic significance.
The program generates funds for the National Trust through commissions on bookings done through their website.[4]
Active and former members of the HHA program, by state, include:
Alabama
Former members:[7]
- Battle House Hotel (1852), Mobile[5]
- Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847), Point Clear[6]
- Redmont Hotel (1925), Birmingham
- The Admiral Hotel (1940), Mobile
Alaska
- Hotel Captain Cook (1965), Anchorage[8]
Arizona
Former members:[7]
Arkansas
California
Former members:[7]
Colorado
Former members:[7]
- Hotel Boulderado (1909), Boulder[55]
- The Broadmoor (1918), Colorado Springs[56]
- The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection (1892), Denver[57]
- Strater Hotel (1887), Durango[58]
Connecticut
Former members:[7]
- The Spa at Norwich Inn (1929), Norwich
Delaware
- The Inn at Montchanin Village (1799), Montchanin[63]
- HOTEL DU PONT (1903), Wilmington[64]
Florida
Former members:[7]
Georgia
Former members:[7]
- Ellis Hotel, Tribute Portfolio (1913), Atlanta[80]
- Hotel Indigo Atlanta Midtown (1925), Atlanta[81]
- Georgian Terrace Hotel (1911), Atlanta[82]
- Greyfield Inn (1900), Cumberland Island[83]
Hawaii
Former members:[7]
- Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (1957), Honolulu[90]
- Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa (1901), Honolulu[91]
- The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort (1927), Honolulu[92]
- Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964), Kohala Coast[93]
Illinois
Former members:[7]
- 21c Museum Hotel Chicago by MGallery (1927), Chicago[94]
- The Silversmith Hotel (1897), Chicago[95]
- Hilton Chicago (1927), Chicago[96]
- InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile (1929), Chicago[97]
Indiana
Former members:
- French Lick Springs Hotel (1901), French Lick, at Pluto Mineral Springs. Beaux Arts.
- Omni Severin Hotel, Indianapolis (1913), Beaux Arts.
- Morris Inn at Notre Dame (1952), Notre Dame. Gothic Revival.
- West Baden Springs Hotel (1901), West Baden Springs. "is the crown jewel of French Lick Resort's $500 million restoration." It is a National Historic Landmark.
- The Sherman,[100] (1852), Batesville. "in the heart of historic downtown Batesville, a convenient midway meeting point between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, The Sherman is a well-loved locale for the people of the town and an important Indiana landmark." Tudor Style.
Kentucky
Former members:
- Boone Tavern Hotel of Berea College (1909), Berea
- 21c Museum Hotel Lexington by MGallery (1914), Lexington, Beaux Arts
- 21c Museum Hotel Louisville by MGallery (1800s), Louisville. Incorporates Falls City Tobacco Bank
- The Brown Hotel (1923), Louisville
- The Campbell House Curio, A Collection by Hilton[100] (1951), Lexington
- The Sire Hotel Lexington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton[100] (1916), Lexington. The Sire Hotel Lexington "on site of the former Gratz Park Inn, which is part of Lexington's beautiful Gratz Park Historic District. The location was originally the home of a family medical practice called the Lexington Clinic."
Louisiana
Former members:
- Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center (1927), Baton Rouge
- Southern Hotel (1907), Covington, Louisiana, included in the Division of St. John Historic District
- Bienville House (1835), New Orleans, converted into a hotel in 1967
- Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue (1926), New Orleans
- Hotel Monteleone (1886), New Orleans
- Le Pavillon Hotel (1907), New Orleans, an early skyscraper
- NOPSI New Orleans (1927), New Orleans, in Chicago School style. It is a Salamander Hotel.
- Omni Royal Orleans (1843), New Orleans, previously known as The City Exchange, as St. Louis Hotel, and as St. Louis Exchange
Maine
Former members:
- The Colony Hotel (1914), Kennebunkport, also known as "The Colony", included in Cape Arundel Summer Colony Historic District.
- Portland Regency Hotel & Spa (1895), Portland
- The Westin Portland Harborview,[100] originally "The Eastland", Portland. Refused to let Eleanor Roosevelt stay there.
Maryland
Former members:
- Historic Inns of Annapolis (1727), Annapolis. Colonial Revival
- Hotel Brexton (1881), Baltimore. Queen Anne
- Lord Baltimore Hotel (1928), Baltimore. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Beaux Arts
- Antrim 1844 (1844), Taneytown. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Inn at Perry Cabin (1816), St. Michaels. Designed by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s aide-de-camp, Samuel Hambleton. Greek Revival[2]
Massachusetts
Former members:
- Inn on Boltwood (1926), Amherst. Colonial – Colonial Revival
- founding: Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912), Boston. Designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh. Renaissance Revival
- Hilton Boston Downtown/Faneuil Hall (1928), Boston. Asserted to be "Boston's first Art Deco skyscraper".
- Omni Parker House, Boston (1855), Boston. Classic Revival
- XV Beacon (1903), Boston. Beaux Arts
- Kendall Hotel (1895), Cambridge. In Victorian firehouse asserted to be the oldest building in the Kendall Square area.
- Concord's Colonial Inn (1716), Concord. Federal.
- Crowne Pointe Historic Inn (1900), Provincetown. Victorian
- Hawthorne Hotel (1925), Salem. Colonial Revival
- founding: The Red Lion Inn (1773), Stockbridge. Federal
Michigan
Former members:
- Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913), Grand Rapids, originally the Pantlind Hotel
- Grand Hotel (1887), Mackinac Island
- Island House Hotel (1887), Mackinac Island
Minnesota
- St. James Hotel (1875), Red Wing
- The Saint Paul Hotel (1910), Saint Paul
Missouri
Former members:
- The Raphael Hotel (1928), Kansas City
- St. Louis Union Station Hotel (1894), St. Louis, in Union Station (St. Louis)
- Hotel Indigo St. Louis Downtown[101] (1909), St. Louis
Montana
- Many Glacier Hotel (1915), Babb
- Lake McDonald Lodge (1914), Glacier National Park
- The Andrus Hotel (1917), Dillon. HHA member in 2022, has been member since 2021.[103]
Nebraska
Former members:
- The Peregrine Omaha Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton (1912), Omaha, Nebraska
- The Redick Tower[100] was formerly an HHA member.
Nevada
- Mizpah Hotel (1907), Tonopah, aka Grand Old Lady
New Hampshire
Former members:
- founding: Omni Bretton Arms Inn (1896), Bretton Woods. "44-nation Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944." Queen Anne.
- founding: Mount Washington Hotel (1902), Bretton Woods. "was the setting for the historic Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944." Renaissance Revival.
- Hanover Inn Dartmouth (1780?), Hanover. On site of home of General Ebenezer Brewster. Colonial Revival.
- Eagle Mountain House, Jackson. Colonial Revival
- Wentworth by the Sea (1874), New Castle. Second Empire
- Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, Whitefield
- The Bedford Village Inn,[100] Bedford. Colonial Revival
New Mexico
Formerly listed:
- Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza (1973), Santa Fe
- La Fonda (1922), Santa Fe
- La Posada de Santa Fe (1882), Santa Fe
- Old Santa Fe Inn[101] (1930), Santa Fe
- Plaza Hotel 1982 (1882), Las Vegas
New Jersey
- Caribbean Motel (1957), Wildwood Crest. " in the New Jersey beach resort community of The Wildwoods – home to the largest surviving collection of mid-20th century commercial beach resort architecture in North America."
New York
Former members:
- Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain
- The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown. Colonial Revival
- The Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls. Overlooking City Park on Ridge Street. Colonial Revival
- Oheka Castle, Huntington. Renaissance Revival
- Mohonk Mountain House (1869), New Paltz. Victorian
- JW Marriott Essex House, New York. Art Deco
- Omni Berkshire Place, New York City (1926), New York. "Warren & Wetmore built this historic landmark hotel in 1926. The Berkshire Hotel was purchased in May 1978 by the Dunfey Hotels Corporation, which included the Omni Hotels and Dunfey Hotels groups. The property received a $9.5 million face-lift in 1979." Classic Revival.
- Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton, New York. "Designed by Henry Hardenbergh, who also designed the Waldorf Astoria, the Plaza Hotel
North Carolina
Former members:
- Haywood Park Hotel (1923), Asheville. Located in a former department store building. Classic Revival
- The Omni Grove Park Inn (1913), Asheville. Arts & Crafts, with red clay tile roof and original Roycroft furnishings and fixtures.
- Green Park Inn (1891), Blowing Rock. Queen Anne Victorian style
- The Dunhill Hotel (1929), Charlotte
- 21c Museum Hotel Durham by MGallery (1937), Durham. Art Deco. Also known as Hotel Durham, it is located in the former Durham Bank & Trust Company building.
- Pinehurst Resort (1895), Pinehurst. Includes 3 hotels, in a National Historic Landmark District.
- The Graylyn Estate (1932), Winston-Salem
- The Historic Magnolia House[101] (1889), Greensboro.
Ohio
Oklahoma
Former members:
- Inn at Price Tower (1956), Bartlesville. In the Price Tower designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
- 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City by MGallery (1916), Oklahoma City. NRHP-listed, in Albert Kahn-designed Oklahoma City Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
- The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911), Oklahoma City. NRHP-listed as Skirvin Hotel
- The Atherton Hotel at Oklahoma State University (1950), Stillwater. Originally the "Union Club"
- Tulsa Club Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton[100] (1927), Tulsa
Oregon
Former members:
- Ashland Springs Hotel, Ashland
- Crater Lake Lodge, White City
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown (1912), Portland. Originally the Multnomah Hotel.
- The Heathman Hotel[100] (1927), Portland
Pennsylvania
Former members:
- Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806), Bedford. Eclectic
- Hotel Bethlehem (1922), Bethlehem. Beaux Arts
- The Sayre Mansion (1858), Bethlehem. Gothic Revival
- The Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (1968), Farmington. Located "at the center of the world-famous Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, it was once the peaceful hunting lodge of the Pittsburgh industrial titan, Willard F. Rockwell. Constructed in 1968, its immense popularity among his loved ones inspired Rockwell to turn the building into a vacation spot open to the public." Tudor Revival
- Ledges Hotel (1890), Hawley. Originally the John S. O'Connor Glass Factory. Federal
- Silver Birches (hotel) (1929), Hawley. In 13 historic structures on shoreline of Lake Wallenpaupack. Includes Colonial Revival architecture.
- The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927), Hawley. Has Arts & Crafts furniture. Tudor Revival
- The Hotel Hershey (1933), Hershey. Implemented idiosyncratic vision of Milton S. Hershey. Spanish Colonial Revival
Rhode Island
- Newport Beach Hotel & Suites (1940), Middletown, "formerly known as the Inn at Newport Beach." A massive hurricane in 1938 wiped out the town's numerous beach establishments. Two years later, after the sand settled, the Toppa family decided to build a new inn on the beach, positioning the property 100 feet from the rocks and the ocean's crashing waves." Colonial Revival
- The Hotel Viking (1926), Newport, "the most recent multi-million dollar renovation finished in 2007". Viking Hotel.
South Carolina
- Francis Marion Hotel (1924), Charleston
- founding: John Rutledge House Inn (1763), Charleston
- founding: Kings Courtyard Inn (1853), Charleston
- The Dewberry (1964–65), Charleston. Mid-century modern building, originally the L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building, in the Charleston Historic District.
- Wentworth Mansion (1886), Charleston, Second Empire in style, in the Charleston Historic District.
- The Westin Poinsett (1925), Greenville
- Fulton Lane Inn[101] (1889), Charleston
South Dakota
- Hotel Alex Johnson (1928), Rapid City
- Hotel on Phillips (1917), Sioux Falls
Tennessee
- The Peabody Memphis, Memphis
- General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884), Greeneville. Originally the Grand Hotel, later the Hotel Brumley. John Hunt Morgan was shot and fell here. Included in Greenville Historic District.
- 21c Museum Hotel Nashville by MGallery (1895) in NRHP-listed Second Avenue Commercial District.
- Union Station Hotel Nashville, Autograph Collection, Nashville. Within Union Station (Nashville), a former National Historic Landmark.
- Hermitage Hotel, Nashville. Claimed to be "the only remaining grand hotel in Nashville and the only commercial Beaux Arts structure in the state."
Texas
Former members:
- founding: Menger Hotel (1859), San Antonio[106]
- Hotel Settles (1930), Big Spring
- The Stagecoach Inn (1852), Salado
- The Ashton Hotel, Fort Worth
- Hilton Fort Worth (1921), Fort Worth. Originally Hotel Texas
- The Statler (1956), Dallas
- The Whitehall, Houston
- Omni La Mansion Del Rio, San Antonio
- The Crockett Hotel (1909), San Antonio
- Emily Morgan San Antonio - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (1924), San Antonio
Utah
- Zion Lodge (1924), Springdale, designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, located in Zion National Park
Vermont
- Castle Hill Resort and Spa, Cavendish
- The Middlebury Inn (1827?), Middlebury. Begun as the Vermont Hotel, a brick "public house" opened by Nathan Wood in 1827. Federal.
- Basin Harbor, Vergennes. On Lake Champlain. Eclectic.
- Woodstock Inn & Resort, Woodstock.
Virginia
Former members:
- founding: The Omni Homestead Resort (1766), Hot Springs, formerly The Homestead.
- founding: The Martha Washington Hotel & Spa (1832), Abingdon. Martha Washington Inn.
- The Mimslyn Inn (1931), Luray. Georgian Revival architecture. Included in Luray Downtown Historic District.
- The Virginian Lynchburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913), Lynchburg
- Inn at Willow Grove (1778), Orange
- founding: The Jefferson Hotel (1895), Richmond
- Blackburn Inn (1828), Staunton, Virginia, built as Western State Hospital (Staunton, Virginia).
- Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center (1924), Staunton. Stonewall Jackson Hotel
- Airlie (1899), Warrenton. Also known as Airlie Conference Center, partly in original post office.
Washington
- Mayflower Park Hotel (1927), Seattle
- Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924), Seattle. Originally the Olympic Hotel.
West Virginia
Former members:
Wisconsin
- The American Club (1918), Kohler. Walter J. Kohler Sr. founded it. Tudor-style.
- The Edgewater (1948), Madison. Art Deco
- Hilton Milwaukee City Center (1928), Milwaukee, built as the Schroeder Hotel
- The Pfister Hotel (1893), Milwaukee. Romanesque Revival
Wyoming
- Old Faithful Inn (1904), Yellowstone National Park. A National Historic Landmark.
- Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins (1891), Yellowstone National Park
- Sheridan Inn (1892), Sheridan
- Alpenhof Lodge (1965), Teton Village
- The Wort Hotel (1941), Jackson
Washington, D.C.
- founding: Morrison-Clark Historic Inn (1864)
- founding: The Mayflower Hotel (1925)
- Capital Hilton (1943)
- The Churchill (1906), originally a luxury apartment building
- Georgetown Inn (1962)
- The Graham Georgetown, Tapestry Collection by Hilton (1962)
- Hamilton Hotel[101] (1851)
- The Henley Park Hotel (1918)
- Hotel Lombardy (1929), converted to a hotel in 1994
- Melrose Georgetown Hotel[101]
Puerto Rico
Former members:
- Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (1919), San Juan
- El Convento Hotel (1651), San Juan, Spanish Colonial architecture
- Fairmont El San Juan Hotel[101] (1958), San Juan
U.S. Virgin Islands
Former members:
- The Buccaneer[100] (1653), Christiansted
Former members
Charter members of Historic Hotels of America no longer with the organization as of 2022 include:[108]
See also
External links
References
- Willard Hotel Historic Hotels of America, retrieved December 12, 2014^
- Historic Hotels of America www.historichotels.org, retrieved January 4, 2025^
- National Register of Historic Places National Park Service, retrieved June 11, 2014^